diff --git a/src/dbtools/dbLoadTemplate.y b/src/dbtools/dbLoadTemplate.y
index 75798c0fd..be9b035f5 100644
--- a/src/dbtools/dbLoadTemplate.y
+++ b/src/dbtools/dbLoadTemplate.y
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
 #include "dbAccess.h"
 #include "dbmf.h"
 #include "epicsVersion.h"
-/* amazing, but true, WRS Tornado II defines _WIN32 ! */
-#if !defined(vxWorks) && defined(_WIN32)
-#include "getopt.h"
-#endif
 
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include "dbLoadTemplate.h"